Half-Life 2
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Half-Life 2
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Half-Life 2 has 2,704 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 96% lower than its previous all-time peak of 64,085 players achieved on 11/17/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Half-Life 2. It has received a total of 241,062 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 96 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Half-Life 2. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Half-Life 2 and its growth over time. It currently has 94,728 followers on its community page.
About Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 is an Action game developed by Valve. On 11/16/2004, it was released on the Steam Store by Valve.
Players have rated Half-Life 2 as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 241,062 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 235,280 positive reviews and 5,782 negative reviews — an overall 98% positive review rating. Additionally, Half-Life 2 has earned a metascore of 96 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Half-Life Complete and Valve Complete Pack which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 27 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Korean. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life 2 supports the following features:
- Steam Timeline
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Full controller support
- Remote Play on Phone
- Partial Controller Support
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Trading Cards
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
- Commentary available
- Captions available
- Includes Source SDK
From the Steam community, Half-Life 2 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Classic
- Great Soundtrack
- Multiplayer
- Atmospheric
- Aliens
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Shooter
- First-Person
- FPS
- Horror
- Sci-fi
- Zombies
- Silent Protagonist
- Dystopian
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Physics
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Half-Life 2 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Half-Life 2 is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life 2 Soundtrack | Music | 9/24/2014 | View |
Related Bundles
Half-Life 2 is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life Complete | 10 | 8 | $26.94 | View |
 | Valve Complete Pack | 25 | 18 | $116.84 | View |
Related Packages
Half-Life 2 is referenced by 4 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life 2 - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| Half-Life 2 | $0.99 | View |
| Half-Life 2 Limited Free Promotional Package - Nov 2024 | ??? | View |
| The Orange Box | $1.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Half-Life 2 is available in 27 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Half-Life 2 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Half-Life 2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/220
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). Half-Life 2. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/220
- Metacritic. (2025, March 21). Half-Life 2 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life-2
- Valve. (2023, July 7). Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2. http://www.half-life.com/halflife2